chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, no impression over 1f out
held up, towards rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly 2f out
held up, headway to chase winner over 1f out, kept on final furlong gaining near finish
in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
held up behind, headway inside final 2f, stayed on nearest finish
chased winner to halfway, weakened rapidly 2f out
started slowly, always in rear
raced along nearside, chased winner to halfway, joined centre group 2f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace and weakened over 1f out
went left start, made all, 8 lengths clear halfway, stayed on strongly final furlong, all out
bumped start, soon chased leaders, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
always behind
Certain Justice does have a hefty weight to carry but should be capable of beating this modest looking bunch, the best of which could be be My Only Sunshine and Full Spate. Stef Liddiard's seven-year-old returned to winning ways at Southwell last time when comfortably beating Premier Grand. His turf form is also of a high standard this season and he appears to be the best option this evening. Full Spate may now be in the handicapper's grip, but could still go well for each-way backers. My Only Sunshine looks a bigger threat to the selection . Mark Wallace's gelding didn't take to the visor last time but his previous efforts including an excellent second behind Mandarin spirit give him strong claims here. Stokesies wish is another to consider for each-way purposes, but for the winner we return to Certain Justice.
Certain Justice (USA) 9-2fav (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung right and led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (5) fbs in Jul beating Premier Grand (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Full Spate 10-1 (9-2) Held up, switched right over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Roman Quintet (9-2) at Leicester 6f stk 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Riquewihr 14-1 (8-13) Keen, held up, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 6l behind Roman Quintet (9-2) at Leicester 6f stk 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
My Only Sunshine 6-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, 14l behind Distant Times (9-3) at Haydock 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Stokesies Wish 16-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Linda Green (8-6) at Windsor 6f fll hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Parkview Love (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Soon with leader, led 5f out, headed over 2f out, still every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Kindlelight Debut (9-4) at W'hampton 7f stk 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Extremely Rare (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Pressed leader, led over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Linda Green (8-6) at Windsor 6f fll hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Stagnite 7-1 (8-2) Towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 15, 6l behind Bowness (8-10) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.